Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Saudi Arabia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Saudi Arabia: Legal practice law amended
The Council of Ministers has approved measures that will modify the operational freedom of foreign law firms to practice in the country …
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Saudi Arabia: MHRSD clarifies the new schedule of violations and the corresponding penalties
An amended set of penalties for noncompliance with the Saudi employment regulations has just been published …
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Saudi Arabia: Residence, exit, re-entry and visit visas to be extended until 31/01/2022 automatically without any cost
The General Directorate of Passports is extending the validity of residence permits (Iqama) and exit and re-entry visas without applying extra fees or charges …
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Saudi Arabia: Labour force participation (Q2 2021)
A shortfall still exists in the labour force participation of nationals – particularly male citizens …
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Saudi Arabia: Maximum SR100,000 in fine, 5-year travel ban for Travel Law violations
A maximum SR100,000 (US$26,667) fine and 5-year travel ban introduced for travel law violations …
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Saudi Arabia: Minister Al-Rajhi signs MoU in the labour field with Azerbaijan
Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan have signed an MoU agreement between the two countries covering the field of labour …
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Saudi Arabia: Guidance on how to deal with unvaccinated employees
New procedures have been introduced to deal with employees who remain unvaccinated …
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Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of Yemeni professionals in Saudi Arabia laid off and told to go home
A new policy of dismissing Yemeni nationals is being applied in the south of the country …
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Saudi Arabia: Residency, labour and border security regulations violations
The country suffers from widescale daily violations of residency, labour and border security laws …
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Saudi Arabia: Early retirement may vanish in Saudi pension reform
The Saudi Cabinet has recently approved the merger of the Public Pension Agency and the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) …
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Saudi Arabia: Government extends visas for residents stuck abroad to 31st July 2021
The Ministry of foreign Affairs is automatically extending until 31st July 2021 visas that have expired due to travel bans …
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Saudi Arabia: Maximum overtime limits
Employers must not let their employees work more than 720 hours of overtime per year without official consent …
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Saudi Arabia: Income tax will not be introduced
In a TV interview last month, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman talked about recent developments in the country’s “Goals and Vision 2030 Programme” …
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Saudi Arabia: HR ministry records 1,009 labor violations
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development is stepping up its inspection of private employment premises …
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Saudi Arabia: Saudization drive
The Saudization drive has now been extended to cover all employees in shopping malls and their management offices …
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